b'If you are a patient at Port Perry Hospital, look up!QUESTION: So, you are a patient in a hospital bed, and you wake up from a nap, and you look up at the ceiling, and what do you see?ANSWER: Drab and depressing ceiling tiles.THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER!In the future, at Port Perry Hospital,ThetilesarebrightandfullofPort Perry Hospital will be the his-therewillbecolourfulandcalminglife, Rachel noted. They will cap- toricrst hospital in Durham Region images of artwork to enjoy, thanks toture peoples imagination. to install artwork on ceiling tiles.the latest initiative, Healing Ceilings.The installation of the artistic ceil- Caring community members have ThePortPerryHospitalFoun- ing tiles will be gradual, dependingalreadysponsoredall26Healing dation(PPHF)partneredwiththeon room occupancies, starting this fall.Ceiling tiles, for a minimum $200 do-Scugog Council for the Arts on thisThere will be 26 inpatient rooms en- nation, raising funds for the PPHF. But project.Boringhospitalceilingtileshanced with pleasing acrylic artwork. Rachel pointed out that the Port Perry will be removed, and replaced withMelissa and Rachel both expressedHospitalFoundationalwaysgrate-upliftingscenes,describedPPHFappreciation that so many creative lo- fullyacceptsdonationstopurchase CEO Rachel Agnoluzzi.cal artists were eager to participate.much-needed medical equipment for The artwork brings the outdoors in- The community had the opportunityoptimum patient care. Please call the doors, with a variety of images foundto see some samples of the art on tilesFoundation oce at 905-985-7321 ext. innature,includingpretty at the Port Perry Culture Days event45580 for more information. owers, dreamy clouds, birds, the view fromin September. Rachelwouldliketothankallof Palmer Park and a picture of a manMaryAnnFlemingofFocusonthe following artists for lending theirScugogmagazinewasoneofmanytalenttotheHealingCeilingproject:shing, for examples.AsaFoundation,ourgoalistolocal residents who were inspired toAmi Privett, Angela Hennessey, Carol enhance and positively impact patientsponsor a ceiling tile when she sawMatsuyama,ChuckBurke,Colin care at the hospital, Rachel comment- the display at Culture Days. In AprilWhitebread,DebraVincent,Heather ed. Healing Ceiling artwork promisesof 2016, MaryAnn was hospitalizedLarue,JoannaMalcolm,KarenNeu to do just that.for 10 days. She recalls the experienceWideman, Linda Virio, Marie Elizabeth, Thetileswillbeverybeauti- of staring at the blank ceiling and canMarionMeyers,MilaHaynos-Owen, ful to look at, and give the patientsnow realize, how nice it would be forLynne Rempel, Pamela Meacher, Phil something nice to focus on, and startpatients to have a beautiful piece ofWooding,ShelleyMartinandWest a conversation about with visitors,artwork to view instead. Shore Village Artists.Rachel continued. Ithinkitsawonderfulidea,By Lynn Campbell, Focus on ScugogMelissaRadaoftheScugogMaryAnn commented.Council for the Arts enthused aboutSimilarinitiativeshaveprovenHealing Ceilings are now Facebook thecheerfulimages.Therearenosuccessfulathospitalsthroughoutocial on the Port Perry Hospital dark colours, she pointed out. TheyNorth America, and this has provenFoundations Facebook page. vary in style, and each one is stun- to the public that there is a specialCheck it out to admire some of the ning, she said. healingpowerassociatedwithart.wonderful works of art!FOCUS - NOVEMBER 201917'